A holiday weekend in a North Harris County neighborhood ended in a deadly shooting on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Fifty-year-old Michael Atwood was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside a home on Pear Tree Lane. Deputies arrived about 11:00 a.m.; the homeowner, a 71-year-old man who is the father of Atwood’s ex-girlfriend, was on scene and cooperative.

The homeowner said he believed he was under attack and that he shot Atwood in self-defense. He and investigators referenced surveillance footage that the homeowner said supported that claim. Neighbors or officers had been called to the residence multiple times in the weeks before the shooting after reports of family violence; deputies were told Atwood had acted erratically and made threats, and that Atwood had been armed during earlier disturbances though he was unarmed at the time he was shot.

No arrest was made at the scene and no charges were immediately filed; the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the matter would be presented to a grand jury. If anyone has information about the household tensions or the days before November 29, contact investigators who reviewed the case.